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William Ernest West 1921 - 2010

William Ernest West of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on April 2, 1921, and died at age 89 years old on May 11, 2010. William West was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section D Site 1445 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
William Ernest West
Portland, Multnomah County, OR 97230
April 2, 1921
May 11, 2010
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  • 04/2
    1921

    Birthday

    April 2, 1921
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 05/11
    2010

    Death

    May 11, 2010
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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    Willamette National Cemetery Section D Site 1445 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1921, in the year that William Ernest West was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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In 1941, when he was 20 years old, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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